Hi all newbie here

[cuddle1]

Hi everyone i have just come across this site as i was looking for healthy options. I have decided i no longer want to be on a diet but decided to do healthy living instead. I find diets to restrictive and i fall off the wagon quickly. So my plan is to have 3 healthy meals a day and 2 healthy snacks roughly around 1300 to 1500 calories a day. My plan so far has only been for a couple of days but goes something like this. Breakfast Weetobix no sugar or wholemeal toast or 2 eggs scrambled. Lunch is a wholemeal wrap with tuna little mayo lettuce cucumber and an apple or any piece of fruit. Tea is a healthy meal of lean meat veg or salad and maybe sweet potato mash and if peckish veg snacks. and lots of water. i hope this is sounding ok any advice would be welcome i am currently 13 stone female at 5ft 4inches so any help and advice along my journey would be great. My 14 year old son is also going on a healthy eating journey which is great so we do get to sit and have a healthy evening meal together. We also might start swimming once a week can't afford anymore times than that but we have a very hypo border collie who needs long walks so that helps as well. Thank you for reading my post and any advice would be welcome thank you x

[UnfitNoMore Visitor]

Welcome

Have you used the NHS BMI calculator to show where your calories should be?

nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyw...

Swimming is great, walking too, any exercise will help.

[cuddle1 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Yes just had another look it say between 1540 to 1980

[UnfitNoMore Visitor in reply to cuddle1]

Ok, cool, so stay just above 1540 ideally, not eating enough calories can produce quite the opposite results to the logic, which is why most diets are frustrating in the long term. The big thing to remember is losing weight fast is possible, but you’re much more likely to find it again. Losing it slowly gives you a much better probability of being able to maintain your healthy weight at the end of your weight loss journey. Slow and steady really does win this particular “race”

[cuddle1 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Fab thank you so much i have now got myfitness pal on my phone so that will help and i am in the right mind set with the help from my son i am ready to healthy eat not diet so as you say slow and steady will do me nicely thank you

[UnfitNoMore Visitor in reply to cuddle1]

Great. Make sure you do the same for your son... his calories will be different to yours, so you need to account for that. Main meals the same and snacks different I guess is the easiest way to do that practically.

If your son is body conscious exercise will help a lot, especially fat burners like running, swimming etc. They will build muscle, so weight with exercise alone tends to stay about the same, but inches can be lost. We had a lady on couch to 5k who lost 0.5kg on the programme, but took 10cm off her waist.

[cuddle1 in reply to UnfitNoMore]

yes my son has my fitness pal on his phone he is 5ft 10 and lean and wants to just start healthy eating as he was eating lots of rubbish so he just wants to be healthier but he is doing great and we do it together i am at work today but have left him like a pack up so he can't over indulge on rubbish lol and we are going swimming tonight its just made a huge difference we can do this journey together. we have sat and wrote out a weekly menu for when i go shopping. But i have found this site very helpful i was fed up with other diets as they are very restrictive but loving this site as it isn't it just healthier options so we are both looking forward to our journeys and to see the changes along the way.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, cuddle1

UnfitNoMore has given you great advice about your calorie allowance, although I would advise you eat nearer the upper end of the range and this will explain why healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

I couldn't agree more about not dieting, but embarking on a healthier lifestyle.

I would advise you to log your menus on our Daily Diary, where people will point out if they can see a healthier alternative and it's also a great place to get healthy meal ideas

To make navigating the forum easier, we've put all the information you'll need in a newbie pack and here's the link

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Please take the time to read it carefully, so that you're able to enjoy everything that we have on offer.

We ask that you also read this important information about internet privacy and security, especially as you've left your post unlocked.

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Wishing you all the best

[cuddle1 in reply to moreless]

Great thank you very much i will sit and have a read now although i am suppose to be working but this is more important lol thank you

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to cuddle1]

It's very important to get your priorities right!

[S11m]

Hi, cuddle1 , Welcome...

I, too do not "diet" or count calories... I hope you will find my "Thoughts on reducing fat" helpful:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

I am that your son's support (and cuddle) will be a great help... and will save you having to work two menus.

[cuddle1 in reply to S11m]

thank you xx

[S11m in reply to cuddle1]

Eating five meals a day is not necessarily ideal, as eating produces insulin, which inhibits fat burning, so reducing the number of meals and snacks you eat can help reduce weight.

Some of us here only eat eight hours a day, but I usually only eat from 10:00 to 14:00 = four hours eating and 20 hours fasting a day.

[cuddle1 in reply to S11m]

Lovely thanks S11m for the advice i would maybe then have lunch and tea as I like to sit with my son for tea then I dont eat after 6pm so when I am all organised i will give that ago thanks

[lea57-49r Maintainer 3st 7lbs]

Welcome cuddle1 to the site. Really good to hear that you have the support of your son. That makes a huge difference. Will look forward to your next post to hear how you are doing. Best wishes.

[cuddle1 in reply to lea57-49r]

Thank you xx

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Way to get the family motivated!!

[cuddle1 in reply to Hidden]

My husband is not on board lol so he can feed himself 😂😂 but my son is we went swimming for an hour last night and had 20 minutes in the steam room it was great so we are going once a week xx